CTIA Contraband Device Recon Petition Supported by T-Mobile, OmniProphis
T-Mobile supported a September CTIA petition asking for partial consideration of rules on combating contraband cellphones in prisons (see 2112210032). CTIA asked the FCC to drop a requirement that providers act on qualifying service termination requests within two business days…
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and instead allow up to five. “Because the Commission failed to provide a basis for its rationale here, it must reconsider its decision,” said a filing posted Friday in docket 13-111. The deadline “rests principally on comments from correctional facilities, which urge the Commission to require wireless providers to terminate service within 24 hours -- or even an hour -- of receiving a qualifying request,” T-Mobile said: “Correctional facilities are not well positioned to accurately assess the capabilities of wireless networks or the processes required for terminating service to contraband devices.” Comments were due Thursday. Two days is “unreasonable and places undue burden on the carriers,” said OmniProphis, a managed access system provider, the only other commenter.